Yesterday In Colorado, Someone Broke into a Petsmart and stole... snakes?

Yeah. I couldn't find the article, but i saw it on the news yesterday and it was really interesting.

Anyway, 2 people smashed the front windows of a petsmart yesterday during it's closed hours. The two masked men stole a large array of snakes, including 2 ball pythons. I think they stole a total of 5 or 6 snakes. They dropped one (a corn snake, if I remember correctly) in the parking lot and it died, but they got away with the others. From what I've heard they haven't been caught yet.

Anyway, what do you think of this?

I think it's pretty horrible, and i really hope they know what they're doing heath-wise. I hope the snakes will make it okay... They could probably sell them for about $100 if they found a uneducated buyer not knowing what they're actually worth.

i dont condone theft at all, but sad thing is they probably were doing the snakes a favour... (except for that poor corn)

Thats actually one of the first thoughts that came in my head, too. I'm not too fond of the way petsmart treats their animals..

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Originally Posted by Flicker

Thats actually one of the first thoughts that came in my head, too. I'm not too fond of the way petsmart treats their animals..

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yes, every time i go into my local Petsmart all there fish tanks have multiple dead fish, and i once saw a dead long tail laying half in its water dish. looked like it was there for a good while.

they did have a beautiful female BP that looked very healthy tho.

Funny that these people would take the risk to steal snakes from a brick and mortar store when there are plenty to be found for free. A lot less risk in flipping give away snakes than stolen snakes...guess you never know about people.

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Originally Posted by Slim

Funny that these people would take the risk to steal snakes from a brick and mortar store when there are plenty to be found for free. A lot less risk in flipping give away snakes than stolen snakes...guess you never know about people.

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maybe it was P.E.T.A lol

I go there once in a while when I don't have time to drive all the way up to the local pet store to get rats, and once I saw about 10 birds crammed into the same cage, and it didn't look like it had been cleaned for a while. It's really sad seeing the boards there. They're so anti-social and terrified of humans.

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Originally Posted by JeffJ

maybe it was P.E.T.A lol

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Greenpeace maybe, PETA would just throw tomato juce against the store windows and wave their signs. PETA's all talk and self promotion. Greenpeace, at least will go get into an actual fight! I don't always agree with everything Greenpeace does, but I do respect the fact that they will put their own rear ends in the line of fire.

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Originally Posted by Slim

Funny that these people would take the risk to steal snakes from a brick and mortar store when there are plenty to be found for free. A lot less risk in flipping give away snakes than stolen snakes...guess you never know about people.

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Profit may not be the motive. They might be PETA minded revolutionaries.

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

Profit may not be the motive. They might be PETA minded revolutionaries.

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Well, they dropped one in the parking lot and left it there, so they kind of failed. :weirdface

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Originally Posted by Flicker

Well, they dropped one in the parking lot and left it there, so they kind of failed. :weirdface

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Give snakes liberty or give them death! They may have dropped it in the dark and not even known it.

Maby P.E.T.S* did it, I am a bit conflicted on this one too, on one hand I don't belive in stealing, unless it is a matter of survival. On the other hand I hate seeing how thin and weak and sickly the poor reptiles are at petsmart.




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People for the
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Originally Posted by Slim

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Greenpeace maybe, PETA would just throw tomato juce against the store windows and wave their signs. PETA's all talk and self promotion. Greenpeace, at least will go get into an actual fight! I don't always agree with everything Greenpeace does, but I do respect the fact that they will put their own rear ends in the line of fire.

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lol u know according to the definition of terrorism in the dictionary, Greenpeace and P.E.T.I.A both meet the requirements lol good ol' Penn and teller :P

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Originally Posted by Flicker

I go there once in a while when I don't have time to drive all the way up to the local pet store to get rats, and once I saw about 10 birds crammed into the same cage, and it didn't look like it had been cleaned for a while. It's really sad seeing the boards there. They're so anti-social and terrified of humans.

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i love there kittens that have crusty faces and danglers stuck to them at the rear. hey come buy a mongrel kitty that looks like hell for $100

no thank you id rather save mine from the SPCA like my other 3.

Did anyone else know that there is a Reptile black market? Thats right... a friend of mine got a KAMODO dragon from it... dont ask me how the hell the people got it or what he had to trade for it( normally drugs are involved) but yes there is one. Another friend of mine had her bearded dragon stolen and it was from someone in the RBM when they found him. crazy stuff...

Hi,

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Originally Posted by Slim

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Greenpeace maybe, PETA would just throw tomato juce against the store windows and wave their signs. PETA's all talk and self promotion. Greenpeace, at least will go get into an actual fight! I don't always agree with everything Greenpeace does, but I do respect the fact that they will put their own rear ends in the line of fire.

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http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_.../headline/2807

http://www.activistcash.com/organiza...iew.cfm/oid/21


dr del

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,



http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_.../headline/2807

http://www.activistcash.com/organiza...iew.cfm/oid/21


dr del

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Those articles support my statement that PETA is all about the media, and won't get their own hands dirty. I can totally disagree with a groups position or political point of view, yet still respect them for the way they fight for their views. Hell, I've spend a career fighting against folks I didn't agree with. Some earned my respect as enemies based on the way they put themselves in the fight, some enemies I did not respect. For example, the Taliban in Afghanistan used IEDs and children strapped with explosives to do their dirty work...I can't have any respect for that style of fighting.